Where does “verwoestijnen” come from?
verwoestijnen (Dutch) comes from Dutch woestijn, from Middle Dutch woestine, from Old Dutch wuostinna, from Old Dutch wuosti, from Proto-West Germanic wōstī, from Proto-Germanic wōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
verwoestijnen (Dutch): to desertify
Definitions
- to desertify
Ancestry of “verwoestijnen”, step by step
verwoestijnen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch woestijn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | woestijn | desert |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | woestine | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wuostinna | desert. wasteland |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wuosti | desolate, waste |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wōstī | uninhabited, desolate, waste |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wōstaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂-s-to-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |
via Dutch ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |